And the winner is...

A couple of Sundays ago my friends invited me over to their home in Fallbrook for a baby-back rib cook off. It was a sunny afternoon gathering of good friends and great eats with the highlight to be an ‘official’ blind-taste test judging of who made the best ribs. They made sure no one knew whose ribs were whose. Categories were: appearance, tenderness and taste.

To make it a level playing field, the rules stated that you had to purchase Costco ribs to start. Everyone was looking forward to the competition, because each of the participants was convinced their sauces or rubs were the best and t...